I like starting the year with short stories to build my students’ appreciation for brief, attention-grabbing fiction. Students can toss around their ideas on characters’ decisions and infer and predict as the action rises. At the same time, I can acquaint them with pertinent literary terms. ...
I use Scribblar to conduct online lessons to students from 3rd graders to high school students, be it problem solving, SAT/SSAT preps or reading/writing group lessons. The site is very user-friendly so even the younger kids have no problems actively participating in the online live ...
Ever. The continual string of police related murders of Black women, men, boys, and girls have pushed me outside of my comfort zone, and into advocating more actively for positive change — out of necessity for survival. Black people are dying from white supremacy and laws that do not prot...
What they’re offering:HearBuilder is available free for 60 days. Teachers, parents and therapists can access self-directed activities and short and targeted tasks for students, as well as tools to monitor student progress. HearBuilder is accessible at school or during distance learning. Highlights...
Code.org –My 4th graders have working through theCode.org Course F. They were asked to continue working on this through our hiatus while my 5th and 6th graders were asked to join and work on theCode.org CS in Algebra. Maker Camp–https://makercamp.com/project-paths/and theMaker Statio...
I’m really excited about thisnew courseI’ve added to the All-in-One Homeschool site. I was inspired to create it after subbing as a Sunday school teacher. I asked the kids, “How would someone know you were a Christian?” Two fifth graders piped up, “Because we believe Jesus died...
Wow, I am so pleased with my experience with Dazzle Printing. It was my first time using them and I will certainly use them again. I had yearbooks printed for my 6th graders and the quality of the soft cover books was wonderful, on-line assistance was great and the turnover time was ...
Two fifth graders piped up, “Because we believe Jesus died on the cross.” That was the consensus. I pointed out the problem with that. There were people watching Jesus die who were mocking Him. They saw Him die. They knew He died on the cross. They didn’t become followers. Knowing...
bit bewildered because from one day to the next I had become a “Mister” myself. Though the exuberance, joy, and energy of 8 and 9-year olds was a pleasure, middle school became my wheelhouse. More than twenty years would pass before I would be in the company of third-graders again...
Despite interest in online learning for meeting student needs at scale, existing research finds relatively low levels of engagement in most forms of virtua